Public water system · GA2990040
ActiveOkefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc..
At a glance
Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. (PWSID GA2990040) is an active transient non-community water system in Ware County, Georgia. It reports serving 200 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. compare with other water systems in Ware County?
By EPA's size categories, Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ware County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,827 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 33,921 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Georgia, the 2,375 active systems average 4,525 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. is about 39% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Georgia has 493 active transient non-community water systems, 21% of the state's 2,375 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,118 Georgia systems (89%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc..?
EPA lists Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. as privately owned. The GA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 12 active systems in Ware County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and April 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived, 4 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-09-11 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 10 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc..: frequently asked questions
Who runs Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc..?
Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. (PWSID GA2990040) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the GA state drinking water program.
How many people does Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. serve?
Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. reports serving 200 people through 9 service connections in Ware County, Georgia.
Where does Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc..'s water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the GA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc..'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.. is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Ware County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waycross | Ware | 15,987 | Community | Groundwater |
| Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth. | Ware | 10,657 | Community | Groundwater |
| Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth-East | Ware | 3,654 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waycross-Ware County Ind. Park | Ware | 1,716 | Community | Groundwater |
| Manor Water Association | Ware | 611 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mixon Farms Pack House | Ware | 450 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc.., PWSID GA2990040, Georgia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/georgia/okefenokee-swamp-assoc-inc-ga2990040 (data as of October 1, 2026).